ERCOT moves to keep largest CPS Energy's Braunig gas unit running in Texas as it deals with transmission line challenges in San Antonio
CPS Energy is likely to be told this week it must keep operating the largest of three aging gas-powered units at its Braunig Power Station past its scheduled retirement in the spring. The future of the other two units is uncertain as the state grid operator considers deploying mobile generators to replace their capacity.
General Counsel Chad Seely told state utility regulators that requires CPS to keep them running. CenterPoint generators Braunig’s generation helps reduce the amount of power that must be sent around a circuit that forms a ring around San Antonio. The circuit’s operation is at risk when the plentiful supply of power from South Texas wind farms and batteries is needed in North Texas, where capacity hasn’t kept pace with increasing demand. When the lines get overloaded, sweeping outages across the grid can result.
with its San Antonio-area transmission challenges.
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